John’s pain seemed like it would never end. Early on, John knew he wanted to become an RN – he worked hard to get into nursing school and began a career focused on others.Then, he lost everything…

When Julie was in junior high school, she used to clean up after her parents’ parties. That’s when she first tasted alcohol. “I was so shy, and I found out it made me a lot more sociable.”

Graeme grew up in a world of abuse and chaos. “My family member was angry all the time. I was yelled at, hit and belittled,” he says.

Ashley was raised in a Christian home, but she’d never seen herself as a beautiful creation of God. “I’d always been repulsed by both my outward appearance and my inner self, and I didn’t think others approved of me either.”

Mark was just 16 when he came face-to-face with unimaginable tragedy. “I walked through the front door of my house and found my stepfather dead on the stairs.” He was devastated, and that night he turned to alcohol to numb his pain.

Kawana’s little girl was struggling with autism, but Kawana couldn’t get her in to see a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. “I’d been trying for two years, but the waiting lists in Georgia were just too long.”